The Committee of Public Accounts is appointed by
the House of Commons to examine "the accounts showing the
appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public
expenditure, and of such other accounts laid before Parliament
as the committee may think fit" (Standing Order No. 148).

PowersPowers of the Committee of Public Accounts are set out in
House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No. 148. These
are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.

PublicationsThe reports and evidence of the Committee are published by
The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) can be accessed via
internet via www.parliament.uk. A list of reports of the Committee
in the present Parliament is at the back of this Report.

ContactsAll correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk of the
Committee of Public Accounts, Committee Office, 7 Millbank, London
SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general inquiries is: 020-7219-5708.
The Committee's e-mail address is: [email protected]

FootnotesIn the footnotes of this Report, references
to oral evidence are indicated by 'Q' or 'Qq' followed by the
question number; references to the written evidence are indicated
by the page number as in 'Ev ......'.